OpenHands
Free tierThe Open Platform for Cloud Coding Agents
Free tier available·All audiences·Powered by Model-agnostic (supports Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, and others; BYOK supported)·API available·Open source
Key strengths
Open source (MIT licensed)Model-agnostic architectureSelf-hostable / private VPC deploymentAutonomous end-to-end coding agents70+ integrations (GitHub, Slack, Jira, Linear, etc.)Parallel agent execution in isolated sandboxesLarge Codebase SDK for complex/legacy codebasesEnterprise RBAC, SSO, audit logs, and budget controls
Free tier + paid plans
Self-hostable
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OpenHands — Technical Overview
OpenHands is an open-source (MIT licensed), model-agnostic platform for deploying autonomous cloud coding agents across software engineering workflows. Its architecture supports parallel agent execution in isolated sandboxes, enabling concurrent task processing without environment bleed-through.
Key architectural highlights:
- Model-agnostic runtime: Plug in any LLM provider — Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, and others — or bring your own key (BYOK).
- Self-hostable: Deploy on-premises or in a private VPC; a managed SaaS option is also available.
- API available: Integrate OpenHands programmatically into existing pipelines and toolchains.
- Large Codebase SDK: Purpose-built tooling for navigating and automating tasks across complex or legacy codebases.
- 70+ integrations: Native connectors for GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Slack, Jira, Linear, PagerDuty, Notion, CI/CD pipelines, and MCP.
- Enterprise controls: RBAC, SSO, audit logs, and budget controls for organizational governance.
- 81,000+ GitHub stars, reflecting broad community adoption and active development.
Deployment & pricing: Free open-source local tier; free SaaS Individual tier (BYOK or pay-as-you-go at-cost); Enterprise at custom pricing (SaaS or self-hosted VPC).